Explain dante’s use of allusion in canto v of the inferno. what purposes do the references to minos and the lustful figures from mythology serve? your answer should be at least one hundred words.

Minos was an imperative figure in Greek folklore. In some cases he was portrayed as a human lord and here and there as the child of Zeus and Europa. He is popular for being relentless, as he would sustain youngsters to the Minotaur. In certain accounts, he makes a decision about the d.ead in Hades. He rebuffs Scylla for resisting her dad. He would have been a recognizable figure to educated Italians in Dante's time. His experience as a judge makes him an adept judge of what hover of hell.fire spirits ought to be allocated to. Since he was inhumane to youngsters, it is fitting he would appear in the segment about those rebuffed for desire.  

Figures of desire from established writing and folklore who show up in canto 5 are Helen of Troy, Dido, and Achilles, all high-positioning figures who cherished excessively. This demonstrates no one, not by any means rulers and incredible warriors, are absolved from discipline. These individuals, similar to Minos, would have been recognizable figures to Dante's group of onlookers, and perusers, similar to the character of Dante, may have been troubled that such figures could be dispatched to dam.nation for affection or desire.

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